Part 1 of Essay
In Joseph Conrad's novelette , Marlow's view of women embodies the typical 19th century view of women as the inferior sex. There are only three relatively minor female characters in : Marlow's aunt, Kurtz's mistress, and Kurtz's "Intended." Marlow mentions these female characters in order to give the literal aspect of h ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... the traditional role of women in those times by telling Marlow that she would be delighted to help him and to ask her for help whenever he needed it. This incident did not have much to do with the symbolic theme of the story; it simply served to tell the reader how Marlow managed to be able to travel to the Congo. On a higher level, it was intended by Conrad to illustrate Marlow's opinion of women's inferior role in society, which embodied traditional 19th century society. The two other female characters a ....